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Blue Ridge Elementary State Report

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In the module one assessment, I stated that the area of need in my school’s literacy program was motivation and support given to students who come from a low socioeconomic home. 87% of students who attend Blue Ridge Elementary live in a low poverty situation, are homeless, or are in a foster home. These students do not receive motivation and support that students who are not living in poverty get ("Blue Ridge Elementary State Report Card", 2015). In grades 3-5, 131 students tested in the “in need of support” range (“Blue Ridge Elementary State Report Card”, 2015). Of my eighteen second grade students, 44% of the students met or exceeded their end of the year goal. 39% of students were low or low average and under the 40th percentile. 11% of …show more content…

One strategy to help parents would be to conduct a workshop, or multiple session workshops, for parents in help them learn how to participate in their children’s learning process. It is also stated that schools must empower parents who may feel “less useful in school work due to lack of formal literacy skills” (Njeru, 2015). Many parents in low SES communities do not have the skills to work with their children at home. Classes should be held in order to teach the skills that parents need. Once parents are given the training that they need they can help their students succeed. The article also discusses parent conference nights. At my school these are held twice a year but I believe if they were held more often that parents would be able to keep up with their student’s progress and have assistance from the teacher to help develop literacy at home (Njeru, …show more content…

“The kidsREAD classes are kept to small groups of less than 30 children, with volunteers managing and facilitating the session” (Law, Chia, 2015). The classes are held on the weekends once a week. The leaders will read a few stories to the whole group, then it breaks apart into smaller groups to do literacy activities. This program would be need based and students who really needed the instruction would get it. This program provides a way to get students to read outside of school and makes it more enjoyable. The child evaluation form that is used to test students was created by Early Childhood and Language specialists (Law, Chia,

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